Alton Herald
Marcus McQuilton
23 Jun 2026
Farnborough Airport has announced plans to seek a decision from the Planning Inspectorate on an application to increase non-weekday flights after it was not determined by Rushmoor Borough Council within the statutory timeframe.
The airport said on Monday that it intends to lodge a non-determination appeal over an application submitted in November 2025.
A non-determination appeal allows an applicant to ask the Planning Inspectorate to decide a planning application when a local authority has not reached a decision within the required timescale. If accepted, the application would be determined by a government-appointed planning inspector rather than the council.
The application seeks changes to existing planning restrictions to allow non-weekday flights to grow at the same rate as weekday flights over the next 10 years. The airport says the changes are needed to prevent non-weekday flights becoming an increasingly smaller proportion of its annual activity...
